One of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists was killed in a raid in the Philippines in January, CNN reports.
Zulkifli bin Hir, the Malaysian bomber known as Marwan, was confirmed dead following DNA tests, the FBI said.
“After a thorough review of forensic data and information obtained from our Philippine law enforcement partners, the FBI has assessed that terrorism subject, Zulkifli Abdhir … is deceased and has been removed from the FBI’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists,” David Bowdich, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, told CNN in a statement.
Marwan was accused of being a me member of a southeast Asian terror group, Jemaah Islamiyah’s central command.